Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 382 - 286: Still Don’t Want It?

Chapter 382: Chapter 286: Still Don’t Want It?

The solution Melvin Richardson presented was quite simple.

Find a national-level or provincial-level museum to store or borrow these items, with Sean Knight holding ownership. The museum would have experts responsible for restoration, and the museum would have the display rights.

Of course, this could also be done in private museums.

Take old Ma, for example.

However, private ones do not have the same authority as national ones, and national or provincial museums are more professional in cultural relic protection and restoration. Private ones have somewhat weaker expert forces in this aspect.

Sean Knight was somewhat tempted by the suggestion Melvin Richardson offered.

Although he owned these bronze wares, Sean Knight didn’t know much about the industry.

Finding someone to restore them was a hassle. Besides, even if he found someone to restore them, would he just keep them in his villa’s basement?

That wouldn’t show their worth!

The suggestion from Melvin Richardson perfectly solved these two problems.

He owned the items, and the museum would undoubtedly have experts to restore and research them. Like the Acupuncture Bronze Figure and bamboo slips, the research results could be made public.

In this way, Sean Knight would be more satisfied. The items wouldn’t be given away for nothing, the government would get research results, and he could also do his part.

"So, Uncle Melvin, do you have any connections there?" Sean Knight asked about the familiar museums.

He wanted to find a suitable place, but he really didn’t have as much face or connections as Melvin Richardson.

"I do have a deputy director’s phone number at a museum. I’ll send it to you later, and you’d better negotiate with him yourself. I can only put in a word."

"Thank you so much!" Sean Knight said sincerely.

After hanging up, Sean quickly received the phone number of the museum’s deputy director from Melvin Richardson.

His name was Thomas Harris, and Sean Knight wrote it down, intending to call him in the evening.

With an 8-hour time difference, it must be about 10 o’clock there at 2 a.m. here, just during working hours.

Sean Knight calculated well.

He didn’t go out in the afternoon with nothing to do, so he stayed in the villa and studied the photos of the bronze ware.

The butler was very dedicated and enthusiastic, inviting Chinese cooks to make Chinese dishes for them. However, obviously, the taste of this Chinese food was only... sigh.

Unable to sleep at night, Sean Knight simply went to watch the bronze ware in the car with Elijah Hastings of the first group.

Then Melvin Richardson sent a message asking Sean to send some photos of the bronze ware.

Sean picked a few and sent them over.

As for the inscriptions, they were covered in rust, so the characters could be seen but not clearly.

At 2 a.m., Sean Knight took out his mobile phone and called Thomas Harris.

"Deputy Director Harris, hello. I’m the one Mr. Melvin Richardson introduced." Sean Knight introduced himself very politely, "I want to discuss a business with your museum."

A middle-aged man’s voice came over:

"Introduced by Mr. Richardson? Go ahead."

Sean Knight could tell that the other party was not very enthusiastic.

However, he guessed that this person might just be like that, so he didn’t care and continued:

"Well, I’ve acquired some bronze wares abroad..."

"Acquired bronze wares?" There was some surprise in the tone. "From what era? What kind of objects?"

"They should be from the Shang Dynasty." Sean’s Sky Eye could see that these items were from over 3000 years ago, to be exact, 3,400-3,500 years ago.

"Hmm, are there inscriptions?" The other party continued to ask, still very calm.

"Yes." Sean Knight said.

"Alright, when can you send them over? We’ll give you a donation certificate and a bonus.

Of course, we encourage patriotic people like you to buy these valuable cultural relics and donate them to museums. By the way, what’s your name?"

Sean Knight hurriedly said:

"I’m not donating..."

"Not donating? What are you saying then? Are you implying that you want to sell this bronze ware to the museum? You’re dreaming! Bronze wares are not for sale, you know? You should understand that trading these bronze wares is illegal..."

Sean Knight was confused. Did this deputy director have a grudge against Melvin Richardson, or did he feel that Sean was easy to bully?

After listening to a long lecture, Sean Knight reluctantly finished and said:

"I want to lease the items to you for display, so you can also study them. Besides, I need you to help me contact experts for restoration since these bronze wares have been kept outside for a long time, some of them are damaged, and some have rust..."

Overall, Sean Knight was quite honest, saying what needed to be said upfront.

But this Deputy Director Harris was not pleased:

"What do you mean, young man? Do you intend for our museum to work for you? Young man, don’t be too calculating!

I know you might have good intentions, hoping that more people can see the bronze ware, but as someone who’s been through it all, let me remind you, don’t be too selfish, have some national feelings..."

Sean Knight hung up the phone with a "snap."

Is there something wrong with this person?

Does he get a kick out of lecturing people?

Sean originally wanted to call Melvin Richardson and ask him, but he decided against it.

Then Sean became a bit worried.

If this path doesn’t work, what is he going to do?

He thought Melvin Richardson’s idea was pretty good, actually.

It’s probably because he met the wrong person.

After thinking about it, Sean Knight had a sudden idea, went online, and actually found a phone number.

With an attitude of giving it a try, Sean Knight called.

"Hello, this is the Xinjiang Historical Museum, who are you looking for?"